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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900K is 1435 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i9-11900K - £220.6 vs £258.88
- Up to 9% better value when playing World of Tanks than Core i9-11900K - £0.42 vs £0.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 9% better in World of Tanks than Ryzen 5 1600 - 568 vs 522 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1600 - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600 doesn't have integrated graphics
World of Tanks
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
522
91%
Value, £/FPS
£0.42/FPS
100%
Price, £
£220.6
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Desktop CPU - AM4 / Hex Core / 3.2 GHz /19MB / 65W
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Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
568
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.46/FPS
91%
Price, £
£258.88
85%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 1600 or Core i9-11900K
World of Tanks, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
316 FPS
£4.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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